I should explain myself. I have only seen him in home games where HJK use a possession game, squeezing 8 players into the opposition half, and relying on Mannstrom and Savage to provide the creativity with little bursts of pace and short passes to find the gaps. I can honestly say I have never seen Pohjanpalo at full pace running a channel or anticipating a long ball. If you have a suggestion for his pace, feel free.

His strengths, considering his age, are his Body Balance, Response and Shot Technique. Unfortunately for him, his hat-trick against Mariehamn brought world attention, but this is only the Finnish League. Most players are barely above semi-professional.

In the game against TPS I counted 4 airshots. He is still a long way from being a good player. Much promise though.

Please help me tweak the stats though. It would be good to have you help me out Paddy if you are still watching Northern games. Don't place any large bets on Pohjanpalo yet though eh.

I won't HJK aren't anywhere near what they were last year when they steam rolled teams and in all honesty man, I wouldn't know where to start, I don't play PES any more and have no real interest in doing so either, do you gamble yourself, or just have an interest in the division? The Forssell comparison is quite good too, but I think he's going to be a star, when he was with the reserves there were major discussions about him being thrown in the fray earlier than expected, but yeah, he has a weaker squad around him considering Ring and all have left, pity I used to look watching the division

Some suggestions below, only the ones are shown that should be changed. Possibly the most dangerous forward in the Finnish league right now. Some attributes may seem high for a 17 year old but they're still not Lukaku's level as far as I remember.

Positions: ★SS, CF

- He moves around a lot and gets involved, and I recall him saying this kind of play feels natural for him. I'd say SS should be his primary position for now.

Height: 182 cmWeight: 71 kg

- These are from the league's website and sound legit because he's still a kid and gaining it (info on HJK's site seems old). Another more unofficial source supports this, it's along these lines too.

Attack: 75

- Bit of an instinct based this one, will compensate some other increases

Top Speed: 80Acceleration: 83Response: 78Agility: 81

- He's generally a great athlete. When he was training at Liverpool he was told he's fast (his time on 20 meters is one of the fastest in the Finnish league). Some footage suggests he's pretty agile as well, in addition to the second goal in his famous hat-trick.

Short Pass Speed: 73Long Pass Speed: 72

- He has a decent kicking technique, there's some power behind his passes.

Shot Accuracy: 77Shot Power: 78Shot Technique: 75

- He has the ability to find the corners of the net. His shot techique is clearly better than Mäkelä's whose ST is 71 here...

Jump: 78

- The guy can jump, otherwise he wouldn't have such power behind his headers. I refrain from touching the heading attribute for now, even though he's scored plenty from them.

Mentality: 75

- He's not immune to fatigue but he never seems to give up. He's scored some important late goals this season, including a winner in injury time against Inter. Also taken to account that mentality doesn't improve over time in PES.

Condition: 5Weak Foot Accuracy: 7Weak Foot Frequency: 8

- More or less both footed, I can't even tell which is his favoured foot when he shoots. Bumped his condition up as well.

Thanks for the input Blizk. It is really difficult to make stats for a 17-year old and I have been conservative in most attributes.

Blizk wrote:Positions: ★SS, CF

- He moves around a lot and gets involved, and I recall him saying this kind of play feels natural for him. I'd say SS should be his primary position for now.

It is true that Makela is the most forward player and Pohjanpalo sits deeper so ★SS seems fair.

Blizk wrote:Height: 182 cmWeight: 71 kg

- These are from the league's website and sound legit because he's still a kid and gaining it (info on HJK's site seems old). Another more unofficial source supports this, it's along these lines too.

He sure looks taller than 176 cm (I can't remember where I found that figure).

Blizk wrote:Top Speed: 80Acceleration: 83Response: 78Agility: 81

As I said in a previous post, I haven't seen him run at possible full speed so I am open to suggestions. Is he faster than Mannström and Zeneli ?

I don't see him as really agile so I agree to a raise in his ST to compensate. 81 seems a little high. Perhaps a green figure compromise ?

Blizk wrote:Shot Accuracy: 77Shot Power: 78Shot Technique: 75

With the hype surrounding him, the shooting stats are what we are all interested in. He can score good goals like the 2nd goal in the hat-trick or his first goal against KR Reykjavík the other night and many people are aware of his goal tally in the reserves last year but he still shows his age and inexperience often. I have never seen a player make so many airshots in one game as he did against TPS (and I was an Exeter City season ticket holder ). He does seem to aim for the corner of the net (a good striker instinct) but drags a lot wide. I am not convinced about SA being too high yet but will increase ST.

Blizk wrote:Mentality: 75

- He's not immune to fatigue but he never seems to give up. He's scored some important late goals this season, including a winner in injury time against Inter. Also taken to account that mentality doesn't improve over time in PES.

Condition: 5.

There seems to still be a debate about Mentality on PSD and many players have been reduced to Konami standards.

As I said in a previous post, I haven't seen him run at possible full speed so I am open to suggestions. Is he faster than Mannström and Zeneli ?

I don't see him as really agile so I agree to a raise in his ST to compensate. 81 seems a little high. Perhaps a green figure compromise ?

His top speed is probably around the same with those two, and his test times and footage indicate solid acceleration. Pohjanpalo told in an interview his 20 meter time was 2,80 at Liverpool while Mikko Sumusalo, who is one of the fastest in the league, does it at 2,79.

I found four of his six goals from this season on Youtube. Opponents keep underestimating his speed (beat the opposing keeper to a dodgy back pass), and apparently he can finish with any legal body part. Good deal of his shots find the corners of the net, be it head or foot. In tonight's Euro 2016 qualifier he attempted a bicycle kick which showed his technical potential (low-ish cross from deep into the box).

I suggest a few notches up in speed, heading, and of course attack. Compare the last mentioned to players who have five match goal-per-game streaks in leagues comparable to 2. Bundesliga.